System and method for hemostatic wound dressing
AssigneeNew Jersey Institute of Technology
InventorsGeorge J. Ulsh, Jennifer W. Moy, Maxwell A. McDermott, Dung T. Le, George Colling, Jessica Cardenas Turner
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Abstract
The present invention relates a novel hemostatic wound dressing, preferably comprising chitosan and an oxygen carrier such as a perfluorocarbon, and methods to treat hemorrhaging wounds and MRSA infections. The present invention helps with coagulation/clot formation as well as providing oxygen to the wound, all while being cost effective and competitive with current hemostatic dressings.
Claims12
A hemostatic wound dressing which comprises chitosan and an oxygen carrier.
A method of treating a hemorrhaging wound which comprises packing the wound with the wound dressing comprising chitosan and an oxygen carrier.
A method of preventing a MRSA infection by bandaging the wound with a wound dressing of the invention.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.